Courts: The 9 Justices of The Supreme Court

 

Women in the Supreme Court

Throughout its entire history, six women have served as Supreme Court Justices.  Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Connor in 1981, and she served until her retirement in 2006. In 1993, she was joined by Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who was appointed by Bill Clinton, and served until her death in 2020.  Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan were both appointed by Barack Obama, in 2009 and 2010 respectively.  Amy Coney Barrett was appointed by Donald J. Trump in October 2020.

In 2022, President Joe Biden appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. On June 30, 2022, Brown Jackson was sworn in as the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. KBJ will be the first African-American woman and the first former federal public defender to serve on the High Court.

Out of the nine Supreme Justices in 2022, four are women.

 
(L) The Subreme Court from October 27, 2020 to June, 2022. Source
(R) Ketanji Brown Jackson (Justin sullivan/Getty Images) Source
 

116 people have served on the Supreme Court since its inception in 1789.

Current:  4 out of 9 = 44.44%

Historically: 6 out of 116 = 5.2%

What will it take for women to get into the Power Percentage of the United States Supreme Court?

 
 
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